July 2012 U.S. Auto Sales By Brand

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The U.S. auto industry made 9% gains in July 2012 as the market for new cars and trucks and SUVs continued to improve amidst peristent economic uncertainty. As expected, the three Japanese giants – Toyota, Honda, and Nissan – posted big year-over-year improvements, but the Chrysler group also surged while GM and Ford slid.

Retail operations weren’t to lackluster from the two bigger Detroit corporations. In fact, Ford retail sales were up 2%. Meanwhile, at GM, fleet sales were down 15%.

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The table below is now completely full with 36 different brands. Mercedes-Benz led the way among premium producers. Ford’s 165.6K output propelled it to a 27K-unit lead. Mitsubishi fell the hardest. smart climbed the farthest, relative to its own July 2011 performance. Scion, with help from a new sports car which happens to be its most popular model, climbed the farthest among non-ultra-niche brands. Dodge, Infiniti, and Honda made huge gains, as well.

Through seven months, America’s new vehicle market is running at a pace that’s some 14% better than last year. ToMoCo alone added 267,404 extra sales.

All 261 Vehicles Ranked By U.S. July 2012 YTD Volume

You can access a free database full of historical monthly and yearly sales figures for every model on sale in America through the first dropdown menu at GCBC’s Sales Stats home or near the top right of this page. U.S. best seller lists for cars, trucks, and SUVs will also be published later this afternoon. Keep hitting refresh.

Updated 08.01.2012 @ 5:42 PM AT

Rank	Automaker	July 2012	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
#1	Ford	166,507	– 3.5%	1,264,928	+ 5.4%
#2	Toyota	139,759	+ 23.9%	1,042,602	+ 28.6%
#3	Chevrolet	138,942	– 6.8%	1,100,604	+ 4.5%
#4	Honda	104,119	+ 46.4%	732,165	+ 18.5%
#5	Nissan	86,722	+ 12.3%	610,066	+ 14.1%
#6	Hyundai	62,021	+ 4.1%	418,690	+ 9.5%
#7	Kia	48,074	+ 5.6%	336,781	+ 15.9%
#8	Jeep	41,559	+ 7.4%	283,106	+ 24.4%
#9	Volkswagen	37,014	+ 27.3%	245,739	+ 34.1%
#10	Dodge	35,630	+ 58.7%	297,208	+ 12.8%
#11	GMC	34,487	– 9.0%	235,528	+ 4.5%
#12	Subaru	25,183	+ 15.9%	189,487	+ 23.2%
#13	Ram	24,398	+ 15.0%	166,881	+ 18.1%
#14	Mercedes-Benz	21,514	+ 3.7%	159,384	+ 14.9%
#15	BMW	21,297	– 0.5%	147,801	+ 9.4%
#16	Chrysler	20,792	+ 34.8%	188,546	+ 69.1%
#17	Mazda	19,318	– 7.0%	163,115	+ 13.9%
#18	Lexus	18,235	+ 25.4%	126,367	+ 23.2%
#19	Buick	14,391	– 14.7%	104,589	– 5.3%
#20	Cadillac	13,417	+ 20.7%	76,229	– 12.6%
#21	Acura	12,825	+ 36.4%	85,761	+ 22.4%
#22	Audi	11,707	+ 28.0%	76,865	+ 18.2%
#23	Infiniti	11,619	+ 56.8%	65,996	+ 20.7%
#24	Lincoln	6975	– 10.7%	48,937	– 1.8%
#25	Scion	6904	+ 97.3%	42,025	+ 39.5%
#26	Mini	5855	+ 24.3%	37,914	+ 9.8%
#27	Volvo	5717	+ 2.2%	40,333	– 3.7%
#28	Mitsubishi	4194	– 47.4%	37,067	– 28.8%
#29	Fiat	3710	+ 22.1%	24,416	+ 206%
#30	Land Rover	3320	+ 18.1%	24,311	+ 20.9%
#31	Porsche	2803	+ 1.3%	19,253	+ 5.2%
#32	Suzuki	2266	– 7.4%	15,260	– 3.7%
#33	Jaguar	1011	+ 2.7%	7517	+ 1.7%
#34	smart	780	+ 139%	5528	+ 1591%
#35	Maserati	208	+ 4.5%	1496	+ 15.4%
#36	Bentley	172	+ 21.1%	1249	+ 26.8%
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—–	General Motors	201,237	– 6.4%	1,516,950	+ 2.7%
—-	Ford Motor Company	173,482	– 3.8%	1,313,865	+ 5.1%
—-	Toyota Motor Corporation	164,898	+ 26.1%	1,210,993	+ 28.3%
—-	Chrysler Group	126,089	+ 12.6%	960,157	+ 27.7%
—-	American Honda	116,944	+ 45.3%	817,926	+ 18.9%
—-	Hyundai-Kia	110,095	+ 4.8%	755,471	+ 12.3%
—-	Nissan USA	98,341	+ 16.2%	676,062	+ 14.7%
—	Volkswagen Group	51,696	+ 25.7%	343,106	+ 28.2%
—	BMW-Mini	27,152	+ 4.0%	185,715	+ 9.5%
—-	Daimler AG	22,294	+ 5.8%	164,912	+ 18.6%
—-	Jaguar-Land Rover	4331	+ 14.1%	31,828	+ 15.8%
—	—–	—–	—–	—–	—–
—	Total	1,153,759	+ 8.9%	8,425,949	+ 14.0%